Status of Women committee  Yes.

Status of Women committee  It's certainly raised as an issue in many cases, yes.

Status of Women committee  Yes.

Status of Women committee  We try to be aware of the research. I wouldn't say that we have done original research that would be of the same extent and quality as professors have done. We're really more closely connected with how courts are using electronic monitoring.

Status of Women committee  I think effectiveness is a really complicated issue to try to measure. When somebody's released with electronic monitoring, there are so many other variables.

Status of Women committee  Thank you for inviting me to appear today. My comments will be focused on the electronic monitoring provision of the bill and, to a lesser extent, on the education component. By way of background related to the issue of intimate partner violence, I am a lawyer with experience